Did I know that Phil Spector covered a Beatles-written song in 1964? Don’t think so, to my chagrin.*
“Hold Me Tight” is an early example of the unusual quality the Beatles had. John and Paul’s potential as song writers was, after all, why they were signed by EMI, as I explained here.
Even as a little kid, some of their songs sounded different to me, even strange. As heard from Paul…
… and from John.
* It can be inferred from the credit “Engineer: Larry Levine” that the record was produced at Gold Star Studios.